Pro-EU party in Moldova wins clear majority in election
Voters in the ex-Soviet republic of Moldova have backed a pro-Western approach for their country in parliamentary elections at the weekend With nearly all votes counted from Sunday's election, President Maia Sandu's Party of Action and Solidarity was clearly the strongest force with almost 53 per cent, according to figures from the country's central electoral commission.
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- Published Date: 01:02 | 12 July 2021
- Modified Date: 01:02 | 12 July 2021
A pro-reform party seeking closer ties for Moldova with the European Union has won a clear majority in the parliamentary election, electoral commission results show Monday.
Sunday's election was called by President Maia Sandu, who sought to gain a parliament made up of pro-EU reformists in the former Soviet republic.
The Party of Action and Solidarity, or PAS, took almost 53% of all votes, compared to the electoral bloc of Communists and Socialists, which took 27%. Only one other party passed the threshold to gain seats in Moldova's 101-seat legislature.
Voter turnout in the nation of 3.5 million people — Europe's poorest country, landlocked between Ukraine and Romania — was just over 48%.
Sandu, a former World Bank official who used to lead the PAS, has promised to clean up corruption, fight poverty and strengthen relations with the EU.
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